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Leviticus 6:29

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

American Standard Version (1901)

Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

Bible in Basic English

Every male among the priests may take it for his food: it is most holy.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Every male of the priestly race shall eat of the flesh thereof, because it is holy of holies.

Free Bible Version

Any male among the priests may eat it, it is most holy.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the males among the Priestes shall eate thereof, for it is most holy.

King James (Authorized) Version

All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

One Unity Resource Bible

Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

Translation for Translators

Any male in a priest’s family may eat some of the cooked meat; that meat is very holy.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Any male among the priests may eat some of it because it is most holy.

Noah Webster Bible

All the males among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

World English Bible

Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.

Young's Literal Translation

'Every male among the priests doth eat it — it [is] most holy;

Context

The Sin Offering

²⁸The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.²⁹Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.³⁰But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.

Summary

Leviticus 6:29 emphasizes the importance of the priests partaking of the sin offering in the tabernacle as a holy portion. This act symbolizes the priests bearing the guilt of the people's sin and making atonement on their behalf before the Lord. By consuming the sin offering in a holy place, the priests demonstrate their role as mediators between the people and God, illustrating the seriousness of sin and the need for reconciliation. This verse underscores the sacred duty and responsibility of the priests in facilitating the forgiveness and restoration of the community through the prescribed rituals.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch
John Gill

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

The flesh of the sin-offering was to be eaten after it had been boiled, like the meat-offering (Lev 6:16 and Lev 6:18), by the males among the priests alone. But this only applied to the sin-offerings the laity (Lev 4:22-5:13). The flesh of the sin-offerings for the high priest and the whole congregation (Lev 4:1-21), the blood of which was brought into the tabernacle "to make atonement in the sanctuary," i.e., that the expiation with the blood might be completed there, was not to be eaten, but to be burned with fire (Lev 4:12, Lev 4:21). - On the signification of this act of eating the flesh of the sin-offering, see at Lev 10:17.

Leviticus 6:29

The Sin Offering

²⁸The clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled must be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze pot, the pot must be scoured and rinsed with water.²⁹Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.³⁰But no sin offering may be eaten if its blood has been brought into the Tent of Meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place; it must be burned.

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Berean Standard Bible

Any male among the priests may eat it; it is most holy.

American Standard Version (1901)

Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

Bible in Basic English

Every male among the priests may take it for his food: it is most holy.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Every male of the priestly race shall eat of the flesh thereof, because it is holy of holies.

Free Bible Version

Any male among the priests may eat it, it is most holy.

Geneva Bible 1599

All the males among the Priestes shall eate thereof, for it is most holy.

King James (Authorized) Version

All the males among the priests shall eat thereof: it is most holy.

One Unity Resource Bible

Every male among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

Translation for Translators

Any male in a priest’s family may eat some of the cooked meat; that meat is very holy.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Any male among the priests may eat some of it because it is most holy.

Noah Webster Bible

All the males among the priests shall eat of it: it is most holy.

World English Bible

Every male among the priests shall eat of it. It is most holy.

Young's Literal Translation

'Every male among the priests doth eat it — it [is] most holy;